Description: Dr. David Pacifico presents his research on ancient urban neighborhoods in Peru and compares them with the society and cultures of modern urban neighborhoods. Specifically, this lecture details social diversity, urban economies, and politics in a commoner neighborhood at El Purgatorio, capital of the Casma culture in 13th century Peru. From the capital, the lecture moves outward to present preliminary findings from ongoing research on hinterland communities around El Purgatorio. Finally, David explores the meaning of these findings with respect to our understanding of modern urban neighborhoods and cultures.

Dr. David Pacifico is an archaeologist and ethnographer specializing in the Andean region of South America. His research focuses on food, ritual, and economy in ancient neighborhoods. David is director of the Casma Hinterland Project and editor of two forthcoming volumes on the archaeology of households and neighborhoods. He holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago and is newly a resident of Milwaukee’s North Shore.

General Information:
All lectures are held on Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. in Sabin Hall Room G90 on the UWM Campus (3413 North Downer, corner of Newport and Downer Avenues). On Sundays, parking is available in the Klotsche Center surface lot directly north of Sabin or on nearby streets.

All lectures are free and open to the public and followed by refreshments. They are co-sponsored by the Departments of Anthropology, Foreign Languages and Literature-Classics, and Art History at UW-Milwaukee.